Peace-- is Our Profession
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Author | : Mike Hill |
Publisher | : Schiffer Military History |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780887406881 |
This new large format volume is a grand tribute to all of those who served in SAC from its inception in 1947 to its disestablishment in 1992. The great variety of aircraft and missile systems of Strategic Air Command are shown in over 800 color and black and white photographs, making this volume one of the definitive pictorials on the subject.
Author | : Walton S. Moody |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Air defenses |
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Author | : Melvin G. Deaile |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2018-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1682472493 |
Always at War is the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War. More than a simple history, it describes how an organization dominated by experienced World War II airmen developed a unique culture that thrives to this day. Strategic Air Command was created because of the Air Force’s internal beliefs, but the organization evolved as it responded to the external environment created by the Cold War. In the aftermath of World War II and the creation of an independent air service, the Air Force formed SAC because of a belief in the military potential of strategic bombing centralized under one commander. As the Cold War intensified, so did SAC’s mission. In order to prepare SAC’s “warriors” to daily fight an enemy they did not see, as well as to handle the world’s most dangerous arsenal, the command, led by General Curtis LeMay, emphasized security, personal responsibility, and competition among the command. Its resources, political influence, and manning grew as did its “culture” until reaching its peak during the Cuban Missile Crisis. SAC became synonymous with the Cold War and its culture forever changed the Air Force as well as those who served.
Author | : General Giulio Douhet |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782898522 |
In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.
Author | : Kevin Wright |
Publisher | : Air Forces Series |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-03 |
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ISBN | : 9781802822571 |
Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the pre-eminent military actor in US nuclear policy from the start to the end of the Cold War. Illustrated with over 170 photographs, this book provides an examination of SAC, covering its aircraft, operations, people and locations.
Author | : Sir John Hackett |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Education |
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I read this book on the recommendation from a fellow officer in order to gain a better historical perspective of the military profession. This book develops the lineage from Armies of the ancient world to today's modern Armies in a rather concise and insightful manner. Sir John Hackett focuses a lot on the relationship between the military forces and the countries they represent on the battlefield. He also offers some interesting opinions about training future leaders in the Armed Services based on his vast military experience and career. I thoroughly enjoyed this book (it has many interesting photos and prints throughout the text), although it is written from a European (the author is British) perspective. The author does devote some time to the US Army, but his main focus is the European military system. Therefore, if you are looking for a book about how the American Army has changed over time, I do not recommend this one. On the other hand, I do recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about how the profession of arms has developed over time. It would make a fine addition to your military history library if you have one, or serve as a great first addition, if you are thinking of starting one. -- website.
Author | : Nancy Anisfield |
Publisher | : Popular Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780879725303 |
These essays assess the nature of nuclear war literature from a variety of perspectives. Scholars, activists, novelists, poets, and teachers challenge nuclear ideologies and traditional readings of apocalyptic texts. Included: Holocaust literature of the 1950s, Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich, poetry and nuclear war, Riddley Walker, Fiskadoro, haiku and Hiroshima, Kopit's End of the World, O'Brien's The Nuclear Age, and Vonnegut's cataclysmic novels.
Author | : Mg Pentranick |
Publisher | : Outskirts Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2011-11 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781432781569 |
Over 250,000 men and women served in Vietnam, for a small group of Air Force personnel, being assigned to Vietnam was just another day at the office. They were already fighting another war, the Cold War. From Vietnam to their home bases in America no one gave more to their country then the men of SAC. The sacrifice of the men, and later the women of the Strategic Air Command will never be forgotten, they protected this country on a twenty-four hour seven day a week schedule. They are one reason why the Cold War ended in victory for America. This book tells the story of Col. Albert G. Petranick. From his tough upbringing in Johnson City, New York, to the halls of Notre Dame and a lost future on the football field, through to the skies over Vietnam flying a B-52. This loyal son of Our Lady led a life of purpose, duty, honor and sacrifice to this nation. He lived the motto of the Strategic Air Command, Peace is Our Profession.
Author | : Shawn M. Bohannon |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738514284 |
Historien om Barksdale Air Force Base som blev etableret i 1933, opkaldt efter en af de Amerikanske flypionerer Lt. E Hoy Barksdale. Historien dækker perioden fra 1924 til i dag ledsaget af over 200 fotografier. Barksdale er fortsat en operativ base og fly baseret her har deltaget i den 2. verdenskrig, koreakrigen, Vietnamkrigen, krigene i mellemøsten og Kosvo.